Don't bleed it--that is your problem! A 20' line full of 20-50 oil is useless. Air will transmit pressure quicker--pressure is pressure--or fill it with kerosene or some other lightweight oil. A larger line will give you slower response--more volume to move. Use 1/8" and don't bleed it at the gauge end. Copper works well and is a little more resistant to stones and debris.
Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> on 07/23/2001 11:38:45 PM Please respond to wilden1@JUNO.COM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: (bcc: Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont) Subject: Re: Gauges... Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable...
You're going to find that the tube actuated oil pressure gauge is a disappointment. They respond very slowly and have considerable line drop in the 20 feet it takes to get to the gauge. If you must use this gauge use a 3/16" line. The 1/8" just doesn't give good results. Its OK to use the 1/8" line for the last three feet under your dash, but make the rest of the line 3/16" or you'll drive yourself nuts monitoring a auge that can lag a full minute. You also need to bleed the line at the gauge after you install it. Stan Wilder (Been there done that, installed an electronic and love it, just a few dollars more.) Oil Pressure... bought a SUN oil pressure gauge... tube is not near long enough... is there any way to get longer hoses for these guages? or tips on how to use what I have now? On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:04:13 -0400 PlayDoh <playdoh@ADELPHIA.NET> writes: > Speedo first... Cable seems to be pulled down into the dashboard a > tad too > far... and plastic circle clip is broken... there isn't enough slack > to > pull it up, and if so... is there any way to reattach it without > this clip? > or is this whole thing easier by getting a new cable? > > Oil Pressure... bought a SUN oil pressure gauge... tube is not near > long > enough... is there any way to get longer hoses for these guages? or > tips on > how to use what I have now? > > Play- ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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